WALK & JOG PLAN

Getting Ready For The Great-West Life Super Run

(2.6 miles), Or The Free Press 10K Walk

 

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Prerequisite: The program is designed for individuals who can walk comfortably for 30-60 minutes, and have no running experience.

Schedule: 2-3 walk/jog workouts per week. Each workout has a walk/jog pattern that should be repeated to fill the workout time. The jogging pace should be slow enough to allow you to carry on a conversation.

  

WEEK

DURATION

# OF TIMES PER WEEK

WHAT TO DO

 

 1

 

10-15 minutes

 

Twice

 

Walk 5 minutes, jog 1 minute

 

 2

 

15-20 minutes

 

Twice

 

Walk 4 minutes, jog 1 minute

 

 3

 

20-25 minutes

 

Twice

 

Walk 3 minutes, jog 1 minute

 

 4

 

20-30 minutes

 

Twice

 

Walk 2 minutes, jog 1 minute

 

 5

 

30 minutes

 

Twice

 

Walk 1 minute, jog 1 minute

 

6

 

30 minutes

 

Twice

 

Walk 2 minutes, jog 2 minutes

 

 7

 

30 minutes

 

2 or 3x

 

Walk 2 minutes, jog 3 minutes

 

 8

 

 30 minutes

 

2 or 3x

 

Walk 2 minutes, jog 4 minutes

 

 9

 

30 minutes

 

2 or 3x

 

Walk 2 minutes, jog 5 minutes

 

 10

 

30 minutes

 

2 or 3x

 

Walk 1 minute, jog 5 minutes

 

From week 6 to week 10, end your session with a
5 minute walking cool down. You can do it!

Check with your physician prior to beginning.